Abdurrahman Seref's early islamic history textbook: Fezleke-i Târih-i Duvel-i İslâmiyye

The aim of this thesis is to provide an objective perspective on the work titled Fezleke-i Tarih-i Düvel-i İslamiyye by Abdurrahman Şeref, the last chronicler, in order to shed light on the historiography during the reign of II. Abdülhamid Han. Our main objective is to adhere to the work and examine how Abdurrahman Şeref perceives the period from the last era of the Ottoman Empire to the end of the Umayyad period, starting from the Prophet Muhammad, within the framework of the work. We will investigate the methods and approaches Şeref employed while composing his work, and we will delve into his sensitivity points in terms of objectivity and subjectivity. We will seek and find the answer to the question of whether the aforementioned book is at a level to be published by the publishing houses of its time and taught as a textbook in school libraries. Additionally, we will touch upon the academic/subjective language Abdurrahman Şeref uses while describing events, wars, and incidents in the work.